'BOXING WILL BE OVER' IF MCGREGOR WINS, SAYS KHAN

Khan is wary of the wider consequences should McGregor secure what would be the unlikeliest of wins on his professional boxing debut against the fighter widely regarded as the finest of the modern era.

His concern is that so may of boxing's followers will thereafter be seduced by MMA, and that McGregor's and the UFC's present popularity also serves as 'a warning' to the sport he has dedicated his life to.

'It gives more people an opportunity for a title. (But in) UFC there is only one champion which makes it harder for them. The way boxing is going is fine. (But) it is a warning that you must step your game up.

'I can't see (McGregor) winning though. To have this fight will take whichever sport to a different level.

'It is going to be a good fight for the first couple of rounds but I see Mayweather getting a stoppage. This could be Mayweather's chance to finish his career on a high against a big name.

'He's fighting a guy who hasn't had a fight: people are forgetting that. They know his MMA career is good. It will be exciting for a couple of rounds then Mayweather will walk through him.

'It's a good fight, it's a money fight. It's going to make a lot of money and boxing is a business.'